No I actually love the source books the difficulty is they are supposed to be a consumable and our district does not use them that way and the students that need them actually need the experince to interact with the text in books ....so for the first couple I copied and then I had them complete in reading journals, explictly modeling exactly what they were to do do. Also I had a checklist for them to follow I can send an example of checklist if you want ..... Zoe -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected] Sent: Sun, 18 Feb 2007 5:50 PM Subject: Re: [LIT] Materials for balanced literacy 4 to 8?
Thanks, Zoe! I have samples of each and wondered about going down a grade level if we were to purchase them--I thought they were a litle too difficult as is. I also thought that they were a little too busy graphically. Did you find that? On 2/18/07 5:08 PM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > We use source and daybooks The source books are a instructional grade level > under the grade you teach. Our District got the bright idea to go down a grade > quite confusing to explain ...but we are to teach these to struggling readers. > I actually like the source books , great stories and stratgies i already > teach. The day book on the other hand for kids on grade level is okay I > understand they changed them and are better > Zoe > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] > Sent: Mon, 12 Feb 2007 2:09 PM > Subject: [LIT] Materials for balanced literacy 4 to 8? > > > Please forgive the cross post, but my supervisor seems interested suddenly > in purchasing a reading series for grades 4 to 8. I'm flabbergasted--to me, > authentic trade books are the basis for teaching reading. (We use a variety > of sources for teaching writing.) > > This may be a done deal, but I'm going to try to do my best to guide the > purchase as best I can--if I can. Any and all comments on materials you > like, things you hate, etc., would be appreciated. One specific I'm > interested in is what materials you've found that best help teach grammar > and punctuation, particularly in the context of writer's workshop. > > Thanks for all your help, in advance. If our teachers get stuck with some > lame "series" it'll make my job as instructional coach for literacy a > nightmare... > > Mary D. > > P.S. I have samples of Great Source's Sourcebook and Daybook for each grade > but I'm not certain how helpful they'd be. Anyone use them? > > > > _______________________________________________ > The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org > > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive > ________________________________________________________________________ > Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security > tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, > free AOL Mail and more. > _______________________________________________ > The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org > > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive _______________________________________________ The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive ________________________________________________________________________ Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more. _______________________________________________ The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive
